Do you need help to make your Nepali fluency better? Well, don’t worry. Every beginner language learner goes through a hard time when it comes to improving in a new language after a certain point. While greeting vocabulary and phrases make you a speaker of the language, fluency follows only after practice. So, to make your Nepali language dream come true, we present this blog with different meaningful Nepali quotes.
As we all know, quotes are messages from wise people hidden behind beautiful bound words or phrases. So, learning some Nepali quotes will help you gain fluency in the language and make you aware of some wise messages that will positively affect your mental health.
Common Nepali Quotes
Here we will learn some common daily Nepali quotes that you can use on different occasions, and later we will touch upon some specific quotes for special days. Let’s get started.
1. Even In Solitude, Silence Stays, Like A Loyal Supporter, With Its Unbroken Presence.
Translation: एकान्तमा पनि, मौन रहन्छ, एक वफादार समर्थक जस्तै, यसको अभंग उपस्थिति संग
Starting off with a profound quote given by Santosh Lamichhane, Ēkāntamā pani, mauna rahancha, ēka vaphādāra samarthaka jastai, yasakō abhaṅga upasthiti saṅga, is a quote filled with the brutal truth of life. It is a phrase from his Nepali poetry collection which gives out a deep look into reality. If you read carefully, it talks about the silence that exists in our souls and life. It stays like a loyal partner no matter where we end up and how we live.
2. The Purpose Of Our Lives Is To Be Happy
Translation: हाम्रो जीवनको उद्देश्य खुसी हुनु हो
Another significant quote given by a great personality, Dalai Lama, Hāmrō jīvanakō uddēśya khusī hunu hō, is something we all need to follow. As the quote goes, it talks about one’s purpose in life. It indicates that whatever we do, we should do it to bring us happiness. Every individual does things to bring happiness and be jolly in life. It also means that being happy is the only way to live a prosperous life. So, the purpose of one’s life is to find ways to be happy. Experience things to be satisfied.
3. Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
Translation: नराम्रोसँग असफल हुने हिम्मत गर्नेहरूले ठूलो उपलब्धि हासिल गर्न सक्छन्
If you need something to motivate yourself and lift your mood, Narāmrōsam̐ga asaphala hunē him’mata garnēharūlē ṭhūlō upalabdhi hāsila garna sakchan is the correct quote for you. Whenever you feel afraid of losing or taking risks in life, remember that only those who dare to risk it and fail brutally can stand up again and win strongly.
Mistakes and failures are a part of life. If you sit back with a scared mind, success will never reach your doorstep. The first thing a person needs to do to understand the value of success is to try and fail. Failure is not the end. And as the quote says, only if you dare to fair as cruelly as possible will you be fit to win as victoriously as imagined.
4. You Only Live Once, But If You Oo It Right, Once Is Enough
Translation: तिमी एकपटक मात्रै बाँच्छौ तर सही सँग बाँचेमा एक पटक नै पर्याप्त हुन्छ
People always complain about their lives and keep counting the bad days. But as Mae West says, Timī ēkapaṭaka mātrai bām̐cchau tara sahī sam̐ga bām̐cēmā ēka paṭaka nai paryāpta huncha, instead of thinking about a second life or wanting to live a different life, one should think about the present.
Even though you only live once, if you do the right things, think the right way, and correct your wrongs in your current life, that single life would be enough. So, the core idea is to live to the fullest by doing it right. If you want a fulfilling life, live the life you are in by being active and achieving good.
5. Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do
Translation: अबबाट बीस वर्ष पछि तपाईले गर्नुभएका कामहरु भन्दा तपाईले नगरेका कामहरुबाट तपाई धेरै निराश हुनुहुनेछ
As the quote says, Ababāṭa bīsa varṣa pachi tapā’īlē garnubha’ēkā kāmaharu bhandā tapā’īlē nagarēkā kāmaharubāṭa tapā’ī dhērai nirāśa hunuhunēcha, twenty years from now, in your future, you are more likely to regret and be disappointed with the things that you refrained from doing rather than the things you did do. Humans often tend to restrict themselves from taking risks as we fear regretting them in the future. But if we don’t do it, we will not experience it, and without knowing it, there will be no value. One should not overthink and always try to do new things in life.
6. Don’t Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much Of Today
Translation: हिजोलाई आज धेरै लिन नदिनुहोस्
We tend to get stuck in that past when we do something wrong. However, as the quote goes, Hijōlā’ī āja dhērai lina nadinuhōs, never try to overthink history. If we keep worrying about what we did, we will never know what to do. Whatever happens in the past should remain in the past. The only way to achieve something is to learn from it and move on to a greater goal. If you let yesterday, your past, take too much of your present, you will only get stuck in a loop of thoughts that will restrict your progressive actions.
Motivational Quotes
| English | Nepali | Pronunciation |
| A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him | सफल मानिस त्यो हो जसले अरुले हानेको इँटाले बलियो जग बसाल्छ | Saphala mānisa tyō hō jasalē arulē hānēkō im̐ṭālē baliyō jaga basālcha |
| There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures | त्यहाँ कुनै पनि शाही बाटो छैन। एक पटकमा एक चीज, क्रमिक रूपमा सबै चीजहरू। जो छिट्टै बढ्छ, उति छिटो ओइलाउँछ। जो बिस्तारै बढ्छ, टिक्छ | Tyahām̐ kunai pani śāhī bāṭō chaina. Ēka paṭakamā ēka cīja, kramika rūpamā sabai cījaharū. Jō chiṭṭai baḍhcha, uti chiṭō ō’ilā’um̐cha. Jō bistārai baḍhcha, ṭikcha |
| It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change | यो प्रायः साना कदमहरू हुन्, विशाल छलांगहरू होइन, जसले सबैभन्दा दिगो परिवर्तन ल्याउँछ | Yō prāyaḥ sānā kadamaharū hun, viśāla chalāṅgaharū hō’ina, jasalē sabaibhandā digō parivartana lyā’um̐cha |
| I have learned not to allow rejection to move me | मैले अस्वीकृतिले मलाई उत्प्रेरित हुन नदिन सिकेको छु | Mailē asvīkr̥tilē malā’ī utprērita huna nadina sikēkō chu |
| It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent | मलाई आवाज विकास गर्न धेरै समय लाग्यो, र अब मसँग यो छ, म चुप लाग्दिन | Malā’ī āvāja vikāsa garna dhērai samaya lāgyō, ra aba masam̐ga yō cha, ma cupa lāgdina |
| All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better | सबै जीवन एक प्रयोग हो। तपाईंले जति धेरै प्रयोगहरू गर्नुहुन्छ त्यति नै राम्रो हुन्छ | Sabai jīvana ēka prayōga hō. Tapā’īnlē jati dhērai prayōgaharū garnuhuncha tyati nai rāmrō huncha |
| The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength not a lack of knowledge but rather a lack of will | एक सफल व्यक्ति र अरू बीचको भिन्नता शक्तिको कमी होइन ज्ञानको कमी होइन बरु इच्छाशक्तिको कमी हो | Ēka saphala vyakti ra arū bīcakō bhinnatā śaktikō kamī hō’ina jñānakō kamī hō’ina baru icchāśaktikō kamī hō |
| Attitude is the ‘little’ thing that makes a big difference | मनोवृत्ति ‘सानो’ चीज हो जसले ठूलो फरक पार्छ | Manōvr̥tti’sānō’ cīja hō jasalē ṭhūlō pharaka pārcha |
Love Quotes In Nepali
| English | Nepali | Pronunciation |
| Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive | तिम्रो सम्झनाले मलाई जागिरहन्छ। तिम्रो सपनाले मलाई निद्रामा राख्छ। तिम्रो साथले मलाई जीवित राख्छ | Timrō samjhanālē malā’ī jāgirahancha. Timrō sapanālē malā’ī nidrāmā rākhcha. Timrō sāthalē malā’ī jīvita rākhcha |
| Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will | तिमीलाई हिजो पनि माया गर्छु, अझै पनि माया गर्छु, सधैं छ, सधैं हुनेछ | Timīlā’ī hijō pani māyā garchu, ajhai pani māyā garchu, sadhaiṁ cha, sadhaiṁ hunēcha |
| Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within | प्रेमले मास्कहरू हटाउँछ जुन हामी डराउँछौं कि हामी बिना बाँच्न सक्दैनौं र हामी भित्र बाँच्न सक्दैनौं | Prēmalē māskaharū haṭā’um̐cha juna hāmī ḍarā’um̐chauṁ ki hāmī binā bām̐cna sakdainauṁ ra hāmī bhitra bām̐cna sakdainauṁ |
| I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I’ve ever had | म जो छु तिम्रै कारणले छु। तपाईं हरेक कारण, हरेक आशा, र मैले देखेको हरेक सपना हुनुहुन्छ | Ma jō chu timrai kāraṇalē chu. Tapā’īṁ harēka kāraṇa, harēka āśā, ra mailē dēkhēkō harēka sapanā hunuhuncha |
| I love you for all that you are, all that you have been and all that you will be | म तिमीलाई माया गर्छु तिमी जे छौ, तिमी जे थियौ र तिमी हुने सबै | Ma timīlā’ī māyā garchu timī jē chau, timī jē thiyau ra timī hunē sabai |
| If I know what love is, it is because of you | यदि मलाई थाहा छ माया के हो, यो तिम्रो कारण हो | Yadi malā’ī thāhā cha māyā kē hō, yō timrō kāraṇa hō |
| If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love | यदि तपाईंले आफ्नो जीवनमा आफूले माया गर्ने व्यक्ति भेट्टाउनुभयो भने, त्यस प्रेममा पर्खनुहोस् | Yadi tapā’īnlē āphnō jīvanamā āphūlē māyā garnē vyakti bhēṭṭā’unubhayō bhanē, tyasa prēmamā parkhanuhōs |
| I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow | म कसम खान्छु कि म तिमीलाई अहिले भन्दा बढी माया गर्न सक्दिन, र अझै मलाई थाहा छ म भोलि गर्नेछु | Ma kasama khānchu ki ma timīlā’ī ahilē bhandā baḍhī māyā garna sakdina, ra ajhai malā’ī thāhā cha ma bhōli garnēchu |
Sad Nepali Quotes
| English | Nepali | Pronunciation |
| Our greatest joy and our greatest pain come in our relationships with others | हाम्रो सबैभन्दा ठूलो आनन्द र हाम्रो सबैभन्दा ठूलो पीडा अरूसँगको हाम्रो सम्बन्धमा आउँछ | Hāmrō sabaibhandā ṭhūlō ānanda ra hāmrō sabaibhandā ṭhūlō pīḍā arūsam̐gakō hāmrō sambandhamā ā’um̐cha |
| There is one pain, I often feel, which you will never know. It’s caused by the absence of you | त्यहाँ एउटा पीडा छ, म प्रायः महसुस गर्छु, जुन तिमीलाई थाहा छैन। यो तपाईं को अनुपस्थिति को कारण हो | Tyahām̐ ē’uṭā pīḍā cha, ma prāyaḥ mahasusa garchu, juna timīlā’ī thāhā chaina. Yō tapā’īṁ kō anupasthiti kō kāraṇa hō |
| Tears come from the heart and not from the brain | आँसु दिमागबाट होइन मुटुबाट आउँछ | Ām̐su dimāgabāṭa hō’ina muṭubāṭa ā’um̐cha |
| Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened | समाप्त भयो भनेर नरोऊ, मुस्कुराउनुहोस् किनभने यो भयो | Samāpta bhayō bhanēra narō’ū, muskurā’unuhōs kinabhanē yō bhayō |
| As the light begins to intensify, so does my misery, and I wonder how it is possible to hurt so much when nothing is wrong | जब उज्यालो तीव्र हुन थाल्छ, मेरो दुःख पनि बढ्दै जान्छ, र म सोच्दछु कि यो कसरी सम्भव छ जब केहि गलत छैन। | Jaba ujyālō tīvra huna thālcha, mērō duḥkha pani baḍhdai jāncha, ra ma sōcdachu ki yō kasarī sambhava cha jaba kēhi galata chaina. |
| Breathing is hard. When you cry so much, it makes you realize that breathing is hard | सास फेर्न गाह्रो छ। जब तपाईं धेरै रुनुहुन्छ, यसले तपाईंलाई महसुस गराउँछ कि सास फेर्न गाह्रो छ | Sāsa phērna gāhrō cha. Jaba tapā’īṁ dhērai runuhuncha, yasalē tapā’īnlā’ī mahasusa garā’um̐cha ki sāsa phērna gāhrō cha |
| A lot of you cared, just not enough | तपाईं धेरैले ख्याल गर्नुभयो, मात्र पर्याप्त छैन | Tapā’īṁ dhērailē khyāla garnubhayō, mātra paryāpta chaina |
| Life can be sad, life can be happy. Whatever is in your life; does not have to hold you at bay, happy or sad | जीवन दुखी हुन सक्छ, जीवन सुखी हुन सक्छ। तपाईको जीवनमा जे छ; तपाईलाई खुसी वा दुखीमा समात्नु पर्दैन | Jīvana dukhī huna sakcha, jīvana sukhī huna sakcha. Tapā’īkō jīvanamā jē cha; tapā’īlā’ī khusī vā dukhīmā samātnu pardaina |
Wrapping Up!
Now that you know how to pronounce some of the most classic Nepali quotes, nothing can stop you from becoming a pro speaker in a few months. However, this is not all. To understand and get a deeper touch of the language, you must go through more lessons and practice it regularly. If you plan to do that, we have the best suggestion for you!
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